Born in Maine. A companion of James Bridger and John Bozeman, William T. 'Uncle Billy' Hamilton was a trapper, Indian sign talker, author, and one of the first to build a cabin in Missoula. Known as Uncle Billy or by an Indian name, 'Crooked Nose.' Wrote about his many adventures in My Sixty Years on the Plains, with illustrations by Charles Russell. See Exploits of Uncle Billy Hamilton in Yellowstone Country, Billings Gazette, June 30, 1927. See Capitalism on the Frontier by Van West and They Gazed on the Beartooths by Annin. Died May 24, 1908 at age 85. Buried at Columbus.

See My Sixty Years on the Plains. See Exploits of Uncle Billy Hamilton in Yellowstone Country, Billings Gazette, June 30, 1927. See Capitalism on the Frontier by Van West and They Gazed on the Beartooths by Annin.